Wildcard Usage with Stub SIS files

A wildcard is a character that can be used as a substitute to define files that are similar, in the Stub SIS filename definitions. The * and ? characters are used as wildcards. The wildcards enable device creators to define multiple files with a single definition. For example, device creators can use wildcards to specify all possible language variants in a single Stub SIS file. This prevents upgrade failures on a Symbian device due to mismatch of Stub SIS file in the ROM.

The following example illustrates the usage of wildcards.

""-"z:\resource\apps\HelloWorld.r*

The definition in the preceding example results in eclipsing all language variants of the application resource files.

Note: Do not use wildcards to specify the executables (.exe) in the ROM Stub SIS file.